Dong Nai provide support to ethnic minority people

04:01, 16/01/2017

Dong Nai province has provided over 65,000 health insurance cards worth more than 15.8 billion VND (over 700,000 USD) for ethnic minority people in 63 disadvantaged communes.

Dong Nai province has provided over 65,000 health insurance cards worth more than 15.8 billion VND (over 700,000 USD) for ethnic minority people in 63 disadvantaged communes.

Local authorities are carrying out a project to support artists who contributed to preserving traditional cultural values of ethnic minorities.

Dong Nai is home to 189,089 ethnic minority people, making up seven percent of the provincial population.

Last year, the locality reported over 1,900 ethnic minority households were living under the poverty line, 14.13 percent of total poor households.

(Source:VNA)